After countless delays, Young Jeezy promises "everything is done" on his fourth Def Jam studio album, "Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition" (Dec. 20).
"When
I work on albums, I like to be focused. I want to appreciate the
end result before I push it onto somebody," Jay "Young Jeezy"
Jenkins tells Billboard.com's The Juice before an Atlanta album
session in mid-November. "I want to get the right features, the
right feel. It was a timely process, but it's worked out because I'm
100% happy with it."
"I think it's all my
albums mixed into one; from "Thug Motivation: 101," to
"Inspiration," to the "Recession," Jeezy says of "Thug Motivation
103: Hustlerz Ambition" (above). "I think over the time I grew and
evolved so it's like I wanted to take a little bit of that "TM: 101"
with me, a little bit of that "Inspiration" with me, and a little
of that "Recession" with me, to have that "TM"103" class. We've been
through all these three steps, it's everything one one page. Let's
see if you pass," he says.
As the release
date for "TM:103" fastly approaches, Jeezy makes it clear to The
Juice on who this album is for. "My mind hasn't changed since the
first day I stepped in the door. It's always been the same," he says
(above). "My mind frame has been strong through out the bullshit
and I stayed focused. My message is if I can do all that with the
weight on the world on my soulders then I know you can. That's what
being ambitious is about. That's what being a hustler is about. The
system didn't work for us we made it work. The industry didn't
work, i didn't give a fuck. That's on them, they got to deal with
it. But I know the people love me. The streets love me."
"We
got every day people who live every day lives and I make music for
them. I'm not making that shit to be top ten, top 20. I don't give a
fuck. That's on them, let them deal with that. As long as I'm in
the hearts of men, I ain't got to sell no ringtones. I'm cool,"
Jeezy says (above)
